Not quite as enjoyable as Timecop but the Hyams JCVD magic is still plenty alive in this one. It drags a bit in the 2nd act through to the farcical goalie bit but more than recovers with the finale. Hyams brand of stone-faced b-movie lands again. There are lots of incredulous laughs to be had but also some fantastic DP work and enormously entertaining special effects.
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Crimson Tide 1995
I’m a sucker for a good submarine movie. Denzel and Gene deliver. The initial mutiny scene is tremendous. Never quite gets that exciting again.
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The Conversation 1974
Better on a second watch. The montage reveal didn’t bother me at all this time. RIP Gene. Sublime performance. Beautifully shot; the confessional both zoom might be the best of Francis’ career.
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Ms .45 1981
Abel just understood how to do it. This is atmospheric brilliance. Deeply fucked 80s NY sleaze. This movie is scary as shit and super intense. And it’s perfectly twinged with comedy. The “party tonight” sign scribbled on 8x12 pinned to the wall is just exactly the touch only Abel had. The guy is a maniac. There’s barely any catharsis in any of this. There’s no moralization here either, despite what a synopsis might make you think. This is dark, gritty,…
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